Men's Tennis Defeats Roberts Wesleyan, 6-3
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Merrimack College men's tennis team opened dual match play for the 2015-16 season with a 6-3 victory over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon from the Roberts Wesleyan College Tennis Complex.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 6, Roberts Wesleyan 3
Records: Merrimack (1-0) | Roberts Wesleyan (3-2)
Location: Roberts Wesleyan College Tennis Complex | Rochester, N.Y.
How It Happened
Merrimack's duo at first doubles last season, junior captain Steven Francis (Perth, Australia) and sophomore Mikhail Belov (Krasnoarmeyskoy, Russia), debuted with a 8-2 victory at No. 1. Senior captain Miguel Belfort (Caracas, Venezuela) and new partner Nick Majewski (Brewster, Mass.) continued their strong fall with an 8-1 victory at No. 2.
Sophomore Frank Vega (Lima, Peru) and freshman Tyler Clontz (Naples, Fla.) trotted out at No. 3 and left with an 8-6 victory as the Warriors swept doubles action.
At singles play, Vega played at No. 1 for the first time in his career. The sophomore lost in straight sets, as did freshman Alex Slobin (Fairfield, Conn.) at No. 6 in making his singles debut for the Navy and Gold.
The Warriors clinched the match with strong play at No. 3-5. Belfort moved past his opposition in straight sets at No. 3 as did Belov at fourth singles. Majewski, another assistant captain for the Warriors, won, 6-2 and 6-4, for Merrimack's final point of the afternoon.
Results
Doubles
1. Steven Francis/Mikhail Belov (MER) def. Robert Beer / Jose Lopez (RW) 8-2
2. Miguel Belfort / Nick Majewski (MER) def. Charles Farres / Rene Torti (RW) 8-1
3. Frank Vega/Tyler Clontz (MER) def. Guilherme Plentz de Liz / Dustin Eshleman (RW) 8-6
Singles
1. Charles Farres (RW) def. Frank Vega (MER) 6-4, 6-1
2. Robert Beer (RW) def. Steven Francis (MER) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
3. Miguel Belfort (MER) def. Jose Lopez (RW) 6-2, 6-4
4. Mikhail Belov (MER) def. Guilherme Plentz de Liz (RW) 6-3, 6-4
5. Nick Majewski (MER) def. Rene Torti (RW) 6-2, 6-4
6. Dustin Eshleman (RW) def. Alex Slobin (MER) 6-2, 6-1
Up Next
The Navy and Gold conclude their fall schedule with a Northeast-10 Conference match against Le Moyne tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Syracuse, N.Y.
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